Stephan Murphy, U.S. Army veteran and higher education leader, has joined Georgetown as its new director of the Military and Veterans’ Resource Center (MAVRC), which provides resources to help military-connected students thrive at Georgetown and beyond.
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Making study abroad more affordable
Studying abroad can be out of reach for first-generation and low-income college students due to travel and program costs. Colleges and their financial partners are working to expand access.
Top universities intensify rural student recruitment
U.S. colleges and universities are working to boost the socioeconomic diversity of their incoming classes by strengthening pathways to college success for small-town and rural students.
Incarcerated students see a brighter future with expanded programming from Georgetown initiative
Georgetown University’s Prisons and Justice Initiative has added a digital literacy program at the DC Jail in partnership with Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is providing a path to a bachelor’s degree for incarcerated students at Maryland’s Patuxent Institution.
‘Just because you’ve been incarcerated doesn’t mean that you can’t be successful’
A graduate of the MORCA-Georgetown Paralegal Program shares how the program helps formerly incarcerated students prepare for the legal profession.
Making higher education dreams a reality for Black rural students
Black students in rural communities face complex hurdles to postsecondary education, including higher-than-average poverty. One group is partnering with colleges and universities across the country to bridge those gaps.
Military-connected students at Georgetown reflect on holistic support
Veterans share how Georgetown’s expanded tuition benefits and comprehensive resources are enabling military-connected students to attend college and thrive on campus.
Four-year institutions create two-year colleges to reduce barriers for low-income students
With support from a network, four-year colleges and universities are launching two-year colleges that create an alternative, affordable pathway for low-income students to earn an associate degree and transfer to a four-year program with little to no debt.
Who is considered a ‘first-generation’ college student?
Colleges and policymakers often differ on how to define a “first-generation” college student. A new brief explores the assumptions at play—and how they affect programmatic support.
International student enrollment soars, nears pre-pandemic levels
The number of international students enrolled at U.S. colleges and universities grew to just above 1 million students last year, representing the largest year-over-year increase in more than four decades.
Academic requirements for financial aid are locking out students who need the most support
Experts say that making students’ federal financial aid conditional on “satisfactory academic progress” punishes students who have the fewest resources to help them complete their degree. State and federal lawmakers are working to create more student-friendly policies.
Repairing a ‘broken’ transfer system
The Department of Education is focusing on partnerships between two- and four-year colleges that improve a transfer system where students from underserved communities often face obstacles to completing a four-year degree.